FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 5, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOP by 11 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Heat104
Raptors95
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Nets104
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +24; Q4 BKN +16
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Pistons91
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats102
Knicks97
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Suns104
Pelicans98
Q1 PHX -11; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Mavs123
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Nuggets94
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Blazers101
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Kings100
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +5
On this day · 2012–13Nov 5, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: O.J. Mayo (Mavs-Blazers), 32 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pelicans

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4+9+6PHX AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns17243726104
Pelicans2817242998
Who led
Eric BledsoePoints, last 4 games: 22, 18, 26, 25PHX25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 4 games: 5, 7, 21, 18PHX18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 25, 12, 7, 20NOP20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 4 games: 20, 26, 25, 17NOP17 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Nuggets

San Antonio climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Down 9 at the half, the Spurs won the fourth quarter 30–16 and the game 102–94. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Nuggets
Tony Parker · SASTy Lawson · DENPTS2420REB42AST68Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Nuggets8
Pacers-Pistons4
Suns-Pelicans4
Rockets-Blazers3
Heat-Raptors1
Bobcats-Knicks1
Hawks-Kings1
Jazz-Nets0
Lakers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 227, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 104, Mavs 123
227
Rockets-BlazersRockets 116, Blazers 101
217
Hawks-KingsHawks 105, Kings 100
205
Suns-PelicansSuns 104, Pelicans 98
202
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 102, Knicks 97
199
Heat-RaptorsHeat 104, Raptors 95
199
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 102, Nuggets 94
196
Jazz-NetsJazz 88, Nets 104
192
Pacers-PistonsPacers 99, Pistons 91
190
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 102, Knicks 97
+5 CHA
Hawks-KingsHawks 105, Kings 100
+5 ATL
Suns-PelicansSuns 104, Pelicans 98
+6 PHX
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 102, Nuggets 94
+8 SAS
Pacers-PistonsPacers 99, Pistons 91
+8 IND
Heat-RaptorsHeat 104, Raptors 95
+9 MIA
Rockets-BlazersRockets 116, Blazers 101
+15 HOU
Jazz-NetsJazz 88, Nets 104
+16 BKN
Lakers-MavsLakers 104, Mavs 123
+19 DAL
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PelicansPHX won · Suns 104, Pelicans 98
11 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 102, Nuggets 94
9 pts
Hawks-KingsATL won · Hawks 105, Kings 100
7 pts
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 99, Pistons 91
3 pts
Heat-RaptorsMIA won · Heat 104, Raptors 95
2 pts
Bledsoe shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoePHX · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
EllisDAL · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
Brook LopezBKN · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
DwightHOU · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
KanterUTA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Hawks-Kings
Hawks 105Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25292823105
Kings32132035100
The story
Paul Millsap's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Atlanta past Sacramento, 105-100

For Sacramento, Isaiah Thomas had 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 29-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7+9+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Knicks
Bobcats 102Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats31331820102
Knicks2826222197
The story
Charlotte beat New York 102-97 behind 25 points from Kemba Walker

Metta World Peace paced New York: 18 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+10+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 104Pelicans 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns17243726104
Pelicans2817242998
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 25 points as Phoenix beat New Orleans 104-98

Brian Roberts led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 5 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Suns took the third 37-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −11−4+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 44.2 FPTS (17 PTS, 11 REB)

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
31.82012–13 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 2012–13 (64 games). Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−10.7points, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
14.22012–13 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 points a game over his last two games, against 14.2 in 2012–13 (29 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 17, 25, 26, 25, 35Heat-Raptors · W
25.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 21, 34, 23, 15, 33Rockets-Blazers · W
25.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 4 games: 19, 22, 22, 32Knicks-Bobcats · L
23.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 24, 32, 21, 31Pacers-Pistons · W
27.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 4 games: 32, 20, 18, 30Mavs-Lakers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 5 games: 17, 13, 15, 13, 29Rockets-Blazers · W
17.4 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST